-- TD銀行は、金曜日に発表された労働力調査(LFS)を受けて、カナダ経済は3月に1万4000人の雇用を創出し、前月比0.1%増となったと発表した。これは、市場予想の1万5000人増とほぼ一致している。 雇用は職種別にほぼ横ばいで、フルタイム雇用は1000人減とわずかに減少した一方、民間部門の雇用は前月比1万5000人増加した。 失業率は2月の上昇後、6.7%で横ばいとなった。労働力人口は3月に1万5000人増加したが、労働参加率は64.9%で横ばいだった。 このデータは、高い失業率が「解雇の増加ではなく、主に雇用ペースの鈍化によるもの」であることを示唆している。 TD銀行は、LFSの結果は予想通りで、カナダの労働市場の活力不足を浮き彫りにしたと述べた。失業率は依然として高止まりしており、雇用の低迷は経済に対する全般的な不安を如実に示している。経済は依然として一進一退の回復を続け、不確実性は極めて高いため、雇用増加は鈍化し、失業率は横ばいとなる見込みだ。 カナダ銀行は、エネルギーショックがカナダ経済に影響を与え始め、紛争の行方も不透明なため、見通しは依然として「厳しい」と付け加えた。中東紛争がどれだけ長く続き、エネルギー供給の混乱がどれだけ続くかが、インフレショックの規模を左右するだろう。 TD銀行によると、今のところ需要の低迷がインフレの波及効果をある程度相殺するため、カナダ銀行は様子見の姿勢を維持し、事態の推移を見守るだろう。
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